People of every country get into arguments and fights with friends, family, and peers. But in the US, it’s much more likely that someone will get angry at an argument and be able to pull out a gun and kill someone.
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States with tighter gun control laws have fewer gun-related death |
Long Guns: Shotguns and Rifles
Rifles
Shotguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Long Guns: Shotguns and Rifles
Rifles
Shotguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Long Guns: Shotguns and Rifles
Rifles
Shotguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Long Guns: Shotguns and Rifles
Rifles
Shotguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Andy Warhol, 1996
When economist Richard Florida took a look at gun deaths and other social indicators, he found that higher populations, more stress, more immigrants, and more mental illness didn’t correlate with more gun deaths. But he did find one correlation: States with tighter gun control laws have fewer gun-related deaths.
This is backed by other research: A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence, a strong indicator that restricting access to guns can save lives.
Although America’s political debate about gun tends to focus on grisly mass shootings and murders, a majority of gun-related deaths in the US are suicides. This is one of the most compelling reasons for reducing access to guns. A lot of research shows that greater access to guns dramatically increases the risk of suicide.
This is backed by other research: A 2016 review of 130 studies in 10 countries, published in Epidemiologic Reviews, found that new legal restrictions on owning and purchasing guns tended to be followed by a drop in gun violence, a strong indicator that restricting access to guns can save lives.
Although America’s political debate about gun tends to focus on grisly mass shootings and murders, a majority of gun-related deaths in the US are suicides. This is one of the most compelling reasons for reducing access to guns. A lot of research shows that greater access to guns dramatically increases the risk of suicide.
TYPES and USES of GUNS
Long Guns
Rifles
Shotguns
Rifles
Shotguns
Hand Guns
Revolvers
Pistols
Revolvers
Pistols
Gun Essentials: Explosives and Ammunition
1. Gun powder: history and evolution
2. Ammunition: bullets and projectiles
1. Gun powder: history and evolution
2. Ammunition: bullets and projectiles
Guns and Political Power
1. Guns and political states
2. Connections between state power and military power, projected through many weapons but revolutionized by firearms
1. Guns and political states
2. Connections between state power and military power, projected through many weapons but revolutionized by firearms
Guns for Protection
Extension of protection of states to protection of households, families, individuals
Extension of protection of states to protection of households, families, individuals
Guns for Provisioning
1. Hunting
2. Protection of turf and markets of illegal goods
1. Hunting
2. Protection of turf and markets of illegal goods
Guns and Pleasure
1. Sports
2. Leisure
3. Nature and Conservation
1. Sports
2. Leisure
3. Nature and Conservation
Guns: History of Technology and Art
